Peterhead - Second Beach — Peterhead, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Glitterandtrauma, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Peterhead

Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. From Peterhead you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Sandford Bay, a surf spot 2.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is ABZ, 42 km away.

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Staying in Peterhead

24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ABZ, 42 km, WIC, 131 km, INV, 135 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Peterhead.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Peterhead each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Peterhead too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Cruden Bay12.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Cruden Bay, 2 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

5 ft119 kJ

4 ft164 kJ

4 ft73 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cruden Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 smushy	49kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	9, poor	4 ft7 smushy	146kJ	wind from the south-east, 16 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	3 ft6 smushy	50kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	10°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	5 ft6 smushy	119kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	65, good	4 ft7 smushy	164kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	9°C
Sun 25Oct	23, poor	4 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots	10°C

Insanities2.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft25 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

4 ft165 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

5 ft125 kJ

4 ft144 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Insanities, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	1 ft9 shollow	25kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	2 ft7 smushy	44kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 24 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	8, poor	4 ft7 smushy	165kJ	wind from the south-east, 20 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	3 ft6 smushy	54kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	23, poor	5 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	56, good	4 ft7 smushy	144kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	9°C
Sun 25Oct	24, too small	3 ft6 smushy	70kJ	wind from the south-west, 19 knots, offshore	11°C

Sandford Bay2.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft25 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

4 ft165 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

5 ft125 kJ

4 ft144 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sandford Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	1 ft9 shollow	25kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	2 ft7 smushy	44kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 24 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	8, poor	4 ft7 smushy	165kJ	wind from the south-east, 20 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	3 ft6 smushy	54kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	23, poor	5 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	4 ft7 smushy	144kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	9°C
Sun 25Oct	19, too small	3 ft6 smushy	67kJ	wind from the south-west, 22 knots, offshore	11°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Peterhead, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Peterhead

Duo DuoAsian fusion · 0.1 km from the centre
Erroll's Kebab HouseDoner kebab · 0.1 km from the centre
Asha's Indian AromaIndian · 0.2 km from the centre
Far East Chinese Takeaway PeterheadChinese · 0.2 km from the centre
MarmarisDoner kebab · 0.2 km from the centre
Mo's FusionIndian · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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Where it is

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